Animal Comics #4

(August-September 1943)

A Looney Tunes Interview with Bugs Bunny (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Bugs Bunny; Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Uncle Wiggily / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Gaylord Du Bois [as Howard R. Garis]

Pencils

H. R. McBride

Inks

H. R. McBride

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

A.C.#4-438

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wish he could see how beautiful he looks...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Uncle Wiggily Longears; Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy; Sammy Littletail; Susie Littletail; Jimmy Wibblewobble; Burglar Fox (villain); Pipsisewah (villain); Skeeziks (villain)

Synopsis

Burglar Fox robs Mr. Wiggily's home.

Indexer Notes

Gaylord Du Bois writer credit per Gaylord Du Bois, page 4, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books Sorted by Title compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott (Michigan State University Libraries 1985) 203 leaves ; 28 cm. -- Photocopy of computer printout. -- Call no.: PN6727.D77 A2S35 1985, which states: "Uncle Wiggly. 12p. For Animal Comics. Paid December 25, 1943."

Hubbell R. McBride art credit per Michael Barrier, page 71, "Funnybooks" (UCPress 2015), which states, "The 'Uncle Wiggly' stories were drawn by Hubbell R. McBride, who was, like his Western colleagues Arthur Jameson and George Kerr, a veteran illustrator---in McBride's case, of Liberty magazine's covers."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Dinky / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Jim Pabian (signed)

Inks

Jim Pabian (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Jim Pabian

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho-hum... guess me better get up an' play...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Little Dinky; Joan Carole; Mrs. Carole; Rover

Indexer Notes

Signed in last panel.

[Grand Carnival for the Benefit of the Merry Meadows Orphan Home] (Table of Contents: 4)

Merry Meadows / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Justin Gruelle [as Justin C. Gruelle] (signed)

Inks

Justin Gruelle [as Justin C. Gruelle] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Robert Rabbit; Bertrand Bear; Tommy Turtle; Freddy Frog; Maurice Mouse; Mama Bear; Mrs. Mouse; Earl Elephant; Donald Dog; Professor Oliver Owl; Sly Fox (villain); Harry Hyena (villain)

Synopsis

Sly Fox and Harry Hyena try to steal the money raised by the Grand Carnival.

Muggins Mouse Sees the World (Table of Contents: 5)

Muggins Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marjorie Barrows (credited)

Pencils

Dan Gormley

Inks

Dan Gormley

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Muggins Mouse

Riffraff (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Characters

Riffraff (a dog); Tom Drake; Mr. Drake; Mrs. Drake

Brownie Runs Away (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Brownie; Mother Bear; Father Bear

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Don Bugaboo and Fatcho / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Thomas [as Rakfay Homastay] (signed)

Inks

Frank Thomas [as Rakfay Homastay] (signed)

Colors

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Letters

Frank Thomas

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho! For the life of a gallant knight!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Don Bugaboo; Fatcho

Little Otter's Eagle (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Morris Gollub?

Inks

Morris Gollub?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Kyree; Little Otter; Running Wolf; Bull Durkin

Presenting New Funnies Folks (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Fairy Tale Parade #7] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)